Coverage (%) - Other Social Assistance by country
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
27
Highest
52.8%
Panama
Lowest
0.2%
Kyrgyzstan
Median
9.2%
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
257
What the numbers show
Coverage (%) - Other Social Assistance is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 52.8% in Panama; the lowest is 0.2% in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.2%, and the mean is 13.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 215.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 1,211.3%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 93.8%).
Coverage (%) - Other Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 52.8% | 2023 | up 322.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Belarus | 35.6% | 2019 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 3 | Chile | 31.3% | 2022 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 27.2% | 2022 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Ukraine | 24.4% | 2020 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 6 | El Salvador | 24.3% | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 22.9% | 2022 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Russia | 22.7% | 2017 | up 869.8% | rising |
| 9 | Vietnam | 16.0% | 2020 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Mongolia | 13.3% | 2020 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 12.7% | 2019 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 12 | Indonesia | 12.5% | 2022 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 13 | South Africa | 9.5% | 2021 | up 885.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Ecuador | 9.2% | 2017 | up 1,211.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Moldova | 8.7% | 2018 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 16 | Uruguay | 8.6% | 2022 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 6.1% | 2022 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 5.9% | 2021 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Argentina | 4.3% | 2022 | up 453.2% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 2.1% | 2021 | up 106.4% | rising |
| 21 | Armenia | 1.4% | 2022 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 22 | Paraguay | 1.4% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Turkey | 1.3% | 2019 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 1.1% | 2019 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Brazil | 0.8% | 2019 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Romania | 0.7% | 2019 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 77.6% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)